President of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva leaves the Economy Ministry after a meeting with Argentina Economy Minister Luis Caputo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
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President of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva waves as she leaves the Economy Ministry after a meeting with Argentina Economy Minister Luis Caputo, left, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
President of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, right, and Argentina Economy Minister Luis Caputo pose for a photo as they arrive at the Economy Ministry for a meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
President of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, right, and Argentina Economy Minister Luis Caputo arrive at the Economy Ministry for a meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
President of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, right, and Argentina Economy Minister Luis Caputo arrive at the Economy Ministry for a meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has denounced China in a veiled rebuke in his state of the nation speech. He vowed on Monday that his government will defend a 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidated Beijing’s expansive claims in the disputed South China Sea, and said that Filipinos “do not yield” to conquerors. On domestic issues, Marcos disclosed that a special anti-graft prosecutor would soon file charges against former House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez, who has been implicated in a corruption scandal that the president exposed in his state of the nation speech last year. He did not identify Romualdez, his cousin, but was obviously referring to him.
Credit card giant American Express said its second-quarter profits rose 8% from a year earlier, helped by higher spending by its card members,…
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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly 12 months, pushing up borrowing costs for prospectiv…